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Tukiliviniq - Refrozen tide crack

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Tukiliviniq - Refrozen tide crack

Tukiliviniq - Refrozen tide crack

Indigenous Knowledge

Tukiliviniq ᑐᑭᓕᕕᓂᖅ
'It used to be tukilik, a tidal crack that has frozen over.' (Sanikiluaq Siku Terminology Workshop 2018).

Naggutiminiq ᓇᒡᒍᑎᒥᓂᖅ
'A crack that does not re-open later in the winter is referred to as a naggutiminiq (it used to be a nagguti).' (Panniqtuq, South Qikiqtaaluk, Inuit Siku Atlas - Pangnirtung Terminology, Tidal Cracks and Leads module)

Qupniq
'crack on shore-fast ice or ice floe that has refrozen.' (Seward Peninsula Inupiaq, Weyapuk Jr. and Krupnik 2012: 18)